Shlomo Schwartzberg
Cinefranco Presents: Un roman policier (A Police Romance)
2008 (Stéphanie Duvivier) STC, 95 min
Starring: Abdelhafid Metalsi, Hiam Abbass, Marie-Laure Descoureaux, Olivier Marchal
In French with English subtitles
Jamil, a Muslim rookie cop, in his first week on the job, becomes involved with his female police chief even as he tries to navigate the racial politics surrounding the police shooting of an Arab teenager. Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass (Lemon Tree) also stars in an atypical role as a sensuous Marseille bar owner. A different type of love story.
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Cinefranco Presents: Les petites vacances (Stolen Holidays)
2007 (Olivier Peyon) STC, 90 min
Starring: Adèle Csech, Bernadette Lafont, Claude Brasseur, Lucas Franchi
In French with English subtitles
A tense, disturbing psychological thriller. Veteran actress Bernadette Lafont shines as a retired schoolteacher, who while taking her two grandchildren back home to their father, suddenly decides to take off with them on a little ‘adventure’, one that turns menacing as the children come to realize that something is seriously wrong with their grandmother.
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Cinefranco Presents: Sang froid (Cold Blood)
2007 (Sylvie Verheyde) STC, 90 min
Starring: Alain Figlarz, Benjamin Biolay, Bugsy Stomy, Laura Smet
French with English subtitles
Tony, a disillusioned former military man and ex - con begins a tempestuous relationship with his mysterious neighbor Sophia, one that soon entangles him in her dangerous past. Meanwhile, an old army buddy seeks to enlist him in a heist. A sexy, profane drama.
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La Vérité ou Presque (True Enough)
2007 (Sam Karmann) 14A, 95 min
Starring: André Dussollier, Brigitte Catillon, Francois Cluzet, Karin Viard
in French with English subtitles
A television producer on the verge of a nervous breakdown is tempted by her ex-husband. Meanwhile, her husband, played by director Karmann, is attracted to her ex-husband’s wife, but she has eyes for someone else. Then a new person arrives on the scene! François Cluzet (Tell No One) heads a star studded cast in this tart, romantic comedy revolving around love, sex, and lies, French style. Never distributed as a film in Canada, True Enough will be screened Tuesday, June 2, following critic Shlomo Schwartzberg’s third lecture on The Genius of French Cinema. His topic this time: Love and Sex.
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